| 2001 | Distinguished American of Portuguese Ancestry, Portuguese-American Historical and Research Foundation |
| 2003 | Hall of Fame, Lompoc High School Alumni Association |
| 2003 | Mensch Award , Alzheimer Research Forum |
| 2003 | Top 20 Most-Cited Authors in Alzheimer’s Disease, Essential Science Indicators |
| 2004 - 2007 | 100 Most-Cited Scientists in Neuroscience and Behavior of the Decade, In-cites |
| 2004 | Community Service Award, Cleveland Area Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association |
| 2007 | Doctorado Honoris Causa (Hon. D.) , Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile |
| 2007 | Top 25 Lab Heads in Free Radical Research, Free Radical Lab Registry |
| 2007 | Zenith Fellow, Alzheimer’s Association |
| 2008 | Denham Harman Research Award, American Aging Association |
| 2008 | ISI Highly Cited.com, Neuroscience |
| 2009 | Foreign Corresponding Member, Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences |
| 2009 | Top 100 Alzheimer’s Disease Investigators |
| 2010 | Alzheimer Award / Alzheimer Medal, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease |
| 2010 | Corresponding Member, Mexican Academy of Sciences |
| 2010 | Distinguished Professional Mentor Award, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native American Scientists (SACNAS) |
| 2011 | Alzheimer Award / Alzheimer Medal, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease |
| 2011 | Chartered Biologist (CBiol), Society of Biology |
| 2011 | Fellow, Linnean Society of London |
| 2011 | Fellow, Microscopy Society of America |
| 2011 | Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists |
| 2011 | Fellow, Royal Society of Biology |
| 2011 | Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 2011 | Foreign Corresponding Member, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon |
| 2011 | National Honor Plaque of Panama for Exceptional Contribution to “Neuroscience", Secretar?a nacional de Ciencia, Technolog?a e Innovación (SENACYT) |
| 2011 | Senior Investigator Award, International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology (ICGP) |
| 2011 | Top 20 Alzheimer’s Disease Authors, |
| 2012 | Charter and Life Member, Phi Kappa Phi |
| 2012 | Chartered Chemist (CChem), Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 2012 | Chartered Scientist (CSci), Royal Society of Biology |
| 2012 | Fulbright Senior Scholar Specialist Program, US Deparment of State |
| 2012 | Gente Notavel(Notable People), Azorean Spirit, SATA Inflight Magazine |
| 2012 | Notaveis dos Azores, Governo dos Azores |
| 2012 | Outstanding Service Award, International Conference on Research in Applied Computation Symposium |
| 2012 | Scientist of the Year, Portuguese Tribune |
| 2013 | Distinguished Chair in Neurobiology, Semmes Foundation |
| 2013 | Leading Expert-Alzheimer Disease, Expertscape |
| 2013 | Martin Goland Award, Sigma XI, Alamo Chapter |
| 2014 | Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society, (FRMS) |
| 2014 | Fellow, Royal Society of the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce |
| 2014 | UDAAN-Lifetime Achievement Award, International Journal of Humanities, Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences..., India |
| 2015 | Distinguished Fellow and President, International Engineering and Technology Institute |
| 2015 | Fellow, Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy (India), FABAP |
| 2016 | Fellow, Texas Academy of Sciences |
| 2016 | Lifetime Achievement, World Automation Congress |
| 2016 | Semmes Distinguished University Chair in Neurobiology, Semmes Foundation |
| 2017 | Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, Marquis Who''s Who |
| 2017 | Annual Scientific Award, International Engineering and Technology Institute |
| 2017 | Chartered Science Teacher (CSciTeach), Royal Society of Biology |
| 2017 | Fellow, World Academy of Medical Sciences |
| 2017 | Member, EU Academy of Sciences |
| 2018 | Counselors, Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa |
| 2018 | Distinction of Excellence Award in Alzheimer''s Disease Research, Alzheimer Association: |
| 2018 | Honorable Director, Global Listening Centre |
| 2020 | Texas Distinguished Scientist, Texas Academy of Sciences |
| 2021 | Rous-Whipple Award, American Society for Investigative Pathology |
| 2020 | Distinguished Member, Japanese Society of Neurology |
| 2022 | Fellow, Sigma Xi |
| 2021 | Scientist of the Year, BioPub |
| 2022 | Research and Education Lifetime Achievement Award, Global Association for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| 2022 | Best Scientist, Research.com |
| 2023 | Best Scientist, Research.com |
| 2024 | Best Scientist, Research.com |
| 2025 | Best Scientist, Research.com |
| 2025 | Academy of Distinguished Researchers, UT San Antonio |
| 2024 | Golden Axon Leadership Award, Society Brain Mapping and Therapeutics |